The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-23
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sIK:-seeing, In your issue Of the 18th
Inst, an article over the nom.de.plume OF
"Justlce' in which I am referred to 40 one
Of tho students who has been made a vic.
tim Of the uniairness Of the President and
faculty Of thp Stats University, by being
suspended tfamthat institution, Ideaire,
through the columns Of your paper, to
give u little moro fully and OF the same
time rs simply as possible, the facts In re-.
gard TO my suspension.
On or about tho night OF the Eth OF last
Juno, having finished my labors for the
yoar, and feeling somewhat exuberant
oyer the thoughts Of aoon being In tho
enjoyment OF ,hfoe months vacation, my
room.ma,e and sell, upon retiring, lndalg.
cd In u little gRyety. and aa there was
nothing said or done that was rude, I'm.
lcouth, or vulgar In the slightest degree,
no one offered any objection. The follow.
ing ssmorning tho proprietor, without as.
and upon my refusal 10 do 80 made up.
plication 10 Tie President Of the Universi.
ty to have me removed from the room.
That day President Turner csmc to my
apartment, and In a towering passion, the
exhibition OF which would have disgraced
a spoiled child elk years old, and after
using eome language, little In accordance
with his position, no finished by ordering
me to vacate the room.
Having paid my rent up to within a
day Of Commencement and not desiring
to be thrown from my quarters at any
time, for 30 slight an oileDse, | refused to
comply with his command. Thereupon
he 80 lar forgot the dignity Of his position
and the principles Of u gentleman as to
threaten To use physical force to eject me,
and kindly informed me that l could seek
my redress at the law.
ls this example set by the President Of
tho University one worthy to be followed
by any student under his supervision?
Can parents expect their children TO attain
to anything beyond mediocrity, II that,
when the head Of an institution is in the
hands Of nan Of this stamp? Surely
they cannot, President Turner's action
on this occasion was unworthy tho lowest
~pedagogue in this State, and coming, as 1t
did, from one who has had opportunities
and advantages showered upon him, how
much more Ii 1t to be condemned?
Following this exhibition by President
Turner, Of his unlitness for the position
he occupies, | was summoned before that
august body, the faculty, on the sole
charge OF making noises in my room, and
on that charge was suspended.
Believing that my rights had been tram.
pied upon, | appealed 10 the Board Of Re
jen:s and was told by two OF them, MI.
Bedinges, OF Jefferson, and Gallaher, oil
kanawha County, that they intended to
Bustain the Faculty without regard to
whether they or was right, thus depriv.
ing not only myself but my fellow stu
dents OF any privileges to appeal to a
higher power when We feel ourselves
grossly insulted or wrongei, and esta5.
fishing q precedent by which the Presi.
dent and Faculty eau cover themselves
with the robes Of their authority in order
to ven. their malice agains. the student
who shall bs 80 unfortunate as 10 incur
their dIspleasure.
But after being advised by q certain gen.
tleman in the Board that all could be sat.
istactorily adjusted by me making come
slight concessions to the Faculty, and
rather than attach TO myself the disgrace
necessarily accompanying suspension, and
deprive myself Of the privilege, as the son
OF a tax payer OF this State, OF attending
her chief institution OF learning, | made
the concession and was reinstated,
On my return to the University last
September, feeling that 1 had been gross.
ly insultel and malicioasly treated, | took
upon myselfsthe privilege, which every
gentleman has a right TO use aud which
no gentleman will overstep, OF not I'D.
dressing President Turner on the street.
Upon being called to account by the Fac.
u!ty Tor this, ! expressed it as my inten-
ton to meet the President with ali due re-
spect in hia official capacity, but. with no
further difference. For this / was indet.
nitely suspended, and on account oil this
| am now at ct home deprived OF enjoying
the privileges and benefits which are
Ioatly accorded me by my parent State.
l noT AK the Taxpayers in this, the
State Of West Virginia, il they mean to
run their hands deep down into their
pockets to pay the handsome salary OF
5000 a year to support a man at the
hrad OF tho chiaf institution OF learning in
the State who is 80 deficient in courage
and so lost 10 the Courtesies due from one
gentleman to another IS to throw himself
behind the garb of his authority in order
10 vent his ma!aCe upon one who has in.
CURED his dislike?
1 would Sppeal TO the Executive Of this
State to know whether men shall be
allowed to govern the afaira Of such in.
stitution, whose duty it should be to mete
ont iustice without lear, favor or affection
70 faculty and students alike, but who
have sexpressed themselves ~ being de-.
ternined to sustain the Faculty, that great
embodiment Of jueice and rirtls, in tramp.
ling under foot all the privileges which
the young men Of this State should have,
md which they insist upon maintaining.
II such il the case, we had better tear
down, from the standard which we have
so proudly :ioated since; our birth in
blood, the grand old motto OF "Montani
Sempe. liberi', and place in lien thereof
one more betting the age in which such
gross ou!1RScs can be perpetra,ed.
4. S. BLAIR, in.
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